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Soumyaa Verma

Soumyaa Verma

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Legal and Regulatory Compliance Manager

  • Education

    • Utrecht University, Netherlands

      2017 - 2018
      LLM Public International law

      Activities and Societies: Philip C Jessup International Moot Court Competition, Best Memorial National rounds; Executive editor, Utrecht Journal of International and European Law; Board Member, Urios Utrecht Model Unitied Nations (URUMUN). Master's thesis on "Legality of non-state stakeholders involvement in transboundary marine spatial planning in the Arctic"Subjects-General Public International LawLaw of the SeaInternational Environmental LawLaw of the Sea and State behaviourInternational Humanitarian LawJurisdiction of International CourtsInternational Water LawInternational Climate Change Law

    • Faculty of Law, M.S. University

      2012 - 2017
      B.A. LLB (Hons.) Law

      Activities and Societies: Executive Committee member, Lux et Veritas National Law Fest; 1st Runner up, IMS Unison Moot Court Competition; Best Speaker, National Parliamentary Debate, IIL; 4th Best Team at the 4th Indraprastha Moot Court Competition. Subjects-Constitutional lawTort lawCriminal lawCompany LawIntellectual Property RightsAir and Space LawPublic International LawMergers and AquisitionsTrade lawsDissertation: "A critical analysis of protection laws for environmentally displaced citizens of Small Island States"

    • Navrachana Education Society

      2000 - 2012
      High school Graduate Science

      Activities and Societies: Basketball Team, Literary Club

  • Experience

    • People's Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL)

      Dec 2012 - Jan 2013
      Legal Advisor

      People's Union for Civil Liberties, PUCL is India's oldest and the largest human rights organisation.I interned at PUCL in my first year of law school. My work included the following, among others-- Worked for the promotion of rights relating to women, children and Dalits in village areas of western India. - Attended various seminars relating to the rights of women. - Drafted and submitted a report to the Justice Verma Committee on the rape laws of India. - Presented a research report to State Human Rights Commission on the food laws in India. - Organized the 1st PUCL ‘Youth, Democracy and Human Rights National Convention’. Show less

    • Devang Nanavati, Nanavati & Nanavati Advocates

      Dec 2013 - Jan 2014
      Legal Research Intern

      I interned under Advocate Devang Nanavati, Partner at the Law Firm Nanavati & Nanavati Advocates. The firm handles cases in the High Court of Gujarat and the district court of Ahmedabad. My main role during the course of the internship included the following- -Conducted legal research pertaining to matters in the area of Criminal Laws, Civil Laws and Constitutional Laws with a special focus on Public law. -Attended Court Proceedings and learned the nuances of litigation in the above mentioned areas Show less

    • Jaideep Verma & Associates

      Jul 2014 - Jul 2017
      Legal Intern

      I interned at the office of Advocate Jaideep Verma, practicing in the disctrict court of Vadodara and High Court of Gujarat, for three years. Briefly stating my work experience during this time-- Conducted Legal research on topics of Contract Laws with national and international perspective - Participated successfully in major negotiations with a senior lawyer and assisted him in matters of litigation. - Drafted petitions, affidavits, replies to court notices, sale deeds, RTI, amongst others and conducted legal research.- Represented the Advocate in consumer matters in court. Show less

    • Lawtopus

      Aug 2014 - Mar 2015
      College Manager

      Lawctopus is the world's largest website for law students. The website hires proactive students from University campuses to work as campus managers. I worked as a campus manager, managing the work of Lawctopus in my University and helping in the promotion of their business.

    • Bharucha & Partners

      Dec 2014 - Jan 2016
      Legal Research Intern

      The Law Firm expertises in corporate and commercial practice and is well recognised in practice relating to mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, litigation, arbitration, capital markets and financial regulation. My main function as a legal intern at the firm included- - Assisting the Dispute Resolution Team in litigating matters - Assisting in advising clients on domestic as well as cross-border mergers and acquisitions- Drafted legal documents

    • R.M. Partners

      Dec 2015 - Jun 2016
      Legal Assistant

      R.M. Partners is a Media and IT law firm based in Mumbai. My role in the firm included the following-- Was a part of successful court cases on IP infringements of films.- Conducted client-based research on conversion of a private company, the new SMEs Act in India, and drafted two articles to be published, about the Real Estate Act 2016 & Bankruptcy Code 2016 India. - Researched and drafted legal documents in relation to IP protection of computer programmes. - Assisted the dispute resolution team in IP cases Show less

    • Lux et Veritas National Law Fest 2017

      Jan 2016 - Jan 2017
      Executive Committee Member

      The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda organized the Lux et Veritas National Law Fest 2017 from 03-03-2017 to 05-03-2017. As a part of the Executive Committee, my role was to look after the organisation of the law fest and head 7 other committees.

    • Chambers of Senior Advocate Aishwarya Bhati, Secretary, SCBA

      Oct 2016 - Nov 2016
      Legal Assistant Intern

      Advocate Aishwarya Bhati has been the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association. While working as a legal intern at her chambers, I accomplished the following tasks-- Carried out research and assisted in drafting legal documents for the Aadhar Case on right to privacy, a widely discussed human rights case in India - Assisted in dispute resolution of cases pertaining to Constitution of India and Human Rights - Participated in negotiation procedures

    • Urios Utrecht Model United Nations

      Oct 2017 - Jul 2018
      Board Member

    • Utrecht Journal of International and European Law

      Oct 2017 - Jun 2019
      Executive Editor

    • GELF - Global Education Law Forum

      May 2018 - Sept 2018
      Legal Researcher

      I worked within the GELF Bureau, helping in all Bureau actions ranging from awareness raising to expertise development, policy improvement and advocacy. The Bureau is also working towards establishing regional offices of GELF in all continents. I offer inputs in preparing and executing the programme of work and the budget of the organisation under the responsibility of the Executive Board.

    • Legal Consultancy Firm

      Aug 2019 - Apr 2021
      Legal Counsel

      Along with the legal team, I drafted and negotiated commercial Agreements including MSA, SLA, NDA, Global Re-seller agreement, EULA, General Terms and Conditions. I provided advise on IPR matters of the group company, employment and freelancer Agrements and assiste in initiating incorporation of group entities in the Netehrlands, Germany, Poland, Sweden among others.I handled all pre-litigation and legal disputes to avoid litigation matters mainly in the UK and the Netherlands. I provided General Corporate Advisory to the Head of Legal and the Board. Show less

    • Booming Games

      May 2021 - now

      I draft, review and negoatiate a diverse range of agreements, namely software licensing agreements, employment and freelancer agreements, NDAs, re-seller agreements, master service agreement, privacy policies amongst others. I also provide advise to internal teams on matters relating to employment, HR, privacy laws, IT laws, IPR and General Corporate advise.On the compliance side I am involved in AML/KYC related issues in the company and general compliance with the license conditions and applicable laws. Show less

      • Legal and Regulatory Compliance Manager

        Aug 2022 - now

      • Legal and Compliance Officer

        May 2021 - Aug 2022

    • Self-employed

      Jun 2023 - now
      Legal Advisor

    • Yellow Social Interactive

      Feb 2024 - now
      Legal and Compliance Manager

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • International Women's Federation Workshop on "Feminism and it's rising trends"

      International Women's Federation
      Dec 2012

    • Human Rights : The Rights of Refugees

      Amnesty International

    • Climate Change and Human Rights

      Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

    • IELTS Language Certificate - 8.5

      British Council
      Oct 2016

    • Public international law

      Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
      Sept 2017

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Soumyaa Verma
      Best Memorial, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court 2018, Dutch National Rounds ILSA Feb 2018
    • Awarded to Soumyaa Verma
      4th Best Team at the 4th Indraprastha Moot Court Competition UCLLS, Delhi Oct 2015
    • Awarded to Soumyaa Verma
      2nd Best Team at the IMS Unison University's 2nd National Moot Court Competition - Sep 2014
    • Awarded to Soumyaa Verma
      Best speaker at the National Parliamentary Debate Competition Organised by Indore Institute of Law Indore Institute of Law May 2014

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Team Leader

      Issued by Wanderlust Student trips on Sept 2017
      Wanderlust Student tripsAssociated with Soumyaa Verma